ze|nith

ze|nith
ze|nith «ZEE nihth», noun.
1. a) the point in the heavens directly overhead; point where a vertical line would pierce the sky. It is opposite the nadir. To an observer at the North Pole, the North Star would be about at his zenith. b) the point of highest altitude of a heavenly body, relative to a particular observer or place.
2. Figurative. highest point; apex: »

At the zenith of its power, Rome ruled all the known world.

SYNONYM(S): top, summit, acme, culmination, climax.
[< Old French, or Medieval Latin cenith < Arabic samt (ar-rās) the way (over the head)]

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